Did Pharaoh Repent?: On the Development and Transformation of an Aggadic Motif

This article focuses on the shifts in the portrayal of Pharaoh in aggadic midrashic compositions, mostly those connected with Exodus 13:17. Tannaitic Midrashim from the Roman period create the motif of "Pharaoh's repentance." Aggadic Midrashim from the Byzantine period reject, in turn...

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Main Author: ʿAtsmon, Arnon 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: European journal of jewish studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-27
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Exodus 13,17-14,31 / Haggadah / Pharaoh / Regret / Tannaim
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B Pharaoh
B Haggadah
B Midrash
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